def createQuestion(self, lli_ref, question_sent, twitter_user,\
word, answer_text, question_message_id, answer_received, answer_rating):
q = Question()
q.lli_ref = lli_ref
q.question_sent = question_sent
q.twitter_user = twitter_user
q.word = word
q.answer_text = answer_text
q.question_message_id = question_message_id
q.answer_received = answer_received
q.answer_rating = answer_rating
q.put()
return q